Improved grain size control in heat-treated steels

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CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Objective

The objective is to identify compositional, processing and heat treatment variables controlling the austenitic grain size and the achievement of consistent processing and product properties, in plate, strip, billet, bar and rod derived products. Work will examine developments required to enable the application of modern or evolving process technologies (e.g. warm/cold forging, direct quenching, high temperature carburizing) for through process cost reductions in the final products.